Month: April 2017

Our speaker for the April dinner meeting was Doug Ellis. Mr. Ellis is a volunteer pilot with Angel Flight Soars. Angel Flight provides free air transportation for medical patients in the southeast, covering the six states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and… Read More

The annual Delta Air Lines Block Party in Atlanta is scheduled for Saturday, May 6, 2017. This is just what is says: Delta throws a block party for its employees!! With games, food (famous Delta TechOps grill), beverages (famous TechOps beer wagon), get free bling,… Read More

Possibly due to the heightened interest in politics, we had six Atlanta participants at the 2017 Congressional Visits Day event: Dr. Dimitri Mavris Dr. Alicia Sudol Satyam Patel Braven Leung Bob Greene Daryl Brace With two teams we were able to spend quality time with… Read More

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, House Bill 481 is designed to prevent local governments from passing laws involving unmanned aerial vehicles. The idea is to prevent a multi-layering of rules by restricting laws to the state and federal levels. Read the full article here.

At our March dinner meeting Laura Forczyk, founder of Astralytical, spoke about the topic of Millennials in the workforce. Laura is writing a book on this topic. Her presentation became a lively and wide-ranging discussion across the group. In a world changing as fast… Read More

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AIAA is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to advance the arts, sciences, and technology of aeronautics and astronautics and to foster and promote the professionalism of those engaged in these pursuits. Over 700 professional, educator, and student members make up the Atlanta section, making it one of the largest in the nation.